Why Disney?

One question I get asked a lot is why our family continues to go to Disney when there are so many other options out there. For us, there are multiple reasons, some of which you may resonate with as well.

1. Disney is safe. I feel totally comfortable walking around the parks, the hotel grounds, Disney Springs, etc. by myself. At night. It is easy to tell my kids who to go to if they get lost (every Disney employee has a very clear name tag) and Disney has amazing security and lost child protocols in place. They know what they are doing and you can feel it walking around. When my kids are in middle school I will have no problem allowing them to go to a different part of the parks by themselves, and when they are high school seniors I plan to send them and friends to Disney where I know they won't get alcohol or be able to get in to trouble over a week at the beach with friends.

2. It is clean. I have been to a lot of cities and a lot of theme parks and I am often appalled at how dirty they are. Trash is everywhere. People are using curse words all over the place. It just feels yuck. Disney is rarely anything but pristine. Even the bathrooms are almost constantly attended to.

3. My whole family enjoys it. As much as I want to take the kids to Europe or great cities in the US or wherever, my son isn't ready for days of monuments, museums, and churches. Nor is he someone who can find food to eat wherever we go. I want my vacation to be relaxing. Arguing with a child over food choices or hearing whining that this is boring isn't relaxing or fun to me. At Disney there is something for everyone - food, rides, shows. I know plenty of people that love it without going on a single ride and know others whose favorite other trips are amazing safaris in Africa. It really does appeal to almost everyone and while perhaps it isn't always relaxing, it is because there is so much to do, not because you are having battles with your family!


4. The price is comparable to other destinations. Yes, I often hear Disney is expensive and it is true it isn't a small drop in the bucket, BUT so is almost every other vacation worth going on. Long weekend to NYC - pricey. A week at a beach house in the summer - super expensive. Europe for a week? Just the flight will cost an arm and a leg if you don't have the frequent flyer points. Vacations are a luxury. For us we have found ways to make it cheaper and we save on other things throughout the year to make them happen. If you want advice on how to save for a trip, let me know! I am almost as good at budgeting as I am at Disney planning :)

5. It allows us to go on vacation with multiple generations. Every other year or so my parents and brother join us for Disney. We don't have the exact same agenda but we love being able to easily go back and forth between doing things together and doing our own thing. Disney's layout and transportation makes getting places quick and easy and allows us to start days together, split up for part of the day, and then see each other again for dinner or fireworks. While this can be done in other places, it often takes more planning and consideration of how everyone will meet up and get places.

We will go other places. We plan on trying NYC and Niagara Falls this summer and doing the national parks out west in the next few years once I am confident both my kids can keep up on long hikes. And we got our kids passports and plan for Europe and the Caribbean in the next few years. But Disney will always be our go to. Even if our kids end up not loving it some day (HA!), my husband and I will still go without them. If you want to know more about how Disney might be right for you, I am happy to send you some info - just email me!